Mistakes in period dramas.

[Hip2Bsquare]

Anyone else can't help spotting these?

Dowton Abbey for example, set around 1912; in the opening scenes in one episode, the horse drawn carriage passes a house with a nice UHF aerial on the chimney

I've seen many wrist watches being worn and vapour trails in the sky in westerns.

What memorable ones have made you chuckle?

[grumbledoak]

A big white transit van in the background of a viking ship scene. Think it was actually 'The Vikings'.

[Pothole]

Also (famously) in the final scene of Ice cold in Alex there's a Land Rover (7.16 in this clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Ra7hQoHpE&fea...

[davido140]

I thought this was going to be a "wife has PMT thread"

[Steamer]

[Emsman]

I once put a fork in the knife drawer.
That was a period drama.
Blob strop etc etc

[Pothole]

Emsman said:

I once put a fork in the knife drawer.
That was a period drama.
Blob strop etc etc

You have a different drawer for each type of cutlery?

[Nickyboy]

I remember seeing something a while back, set in the early 1900's. In the distance was an old stone bridge with a Stobart truck passing over

[Emsman]

Pothole said:

Emsman said:

I once put a fork in the knife drawer.
That was a period drama.
Blob strop etc etc

You have a different drawer for each type of cutlery?

it's much safer.
And that's a good thing

[Mobile Chicane]

Quadrophenia. A modern Pelican crossing on Brighton seafront caught in shot.

[Sheets Tabuer]

Plastic dorrbell in battle of britain.

[s1962a]

white teeth!

[sadako]

Steamer said:

'Shopped doesn't count.

[bimsb6]

this is england '86 digital satellite dish above video shop and an "e" reg i.e 1988 moped in fight scene ,modern square cast iron rubbish bin .

[stimps]

The only one which immediately springs to mind is the digital watch in Zulu, worn by a Zulu warrior.

[Pothole]

bimsb6 said:

this is england '86 digital satellite dish above video shop and an "e" reg i.e 1988 moped in fight scene ,modern square cast iron rubbish bin .

blimey, the bin men must love that!

[mrs singlecoil]

I can't think of any anachronisms but this fits the topic.In the 1971 film Mary Queen of Scots they show Elizabeth and Mary meeting twice,they never met at all.Also stared Patrick McGoohan as Mary's wrong side of the blanket older brother,dour Scot performance very good.

[Eric Mc]

stimps said:

The only one which immediately springs to mind is the digital watch in Zulu, worn by a Zulu warrior.

A digital watch in 1963?

[anonymous-user]

Nickyboy said:

I remember seeing something a while back, set in the early 1900's. In the distance was an old stone bridge with a Stobart truck passing over

Quite possible you were simply in "the North East" and not watching TV at all.

[GTIR]

I don't get it.

It's not like it's real, it's make believe so who gives a toss?